The following is a report filed by Marzban Giara on the occassion of 9th World Zoroastrian Congress held in Dubai in December 2009. The 9th World Zoroastrian Congress was held at Dubai from 28th to 31st December 2009. Its theme was “Unity through the sands of time”. As many as 700 Parsi/Irani Zoroastrian delegates from… Continue reading Report: 9th World Zoroastrian Congress
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Ratan Tata: Global visionary rooted to reality
Assume you are the head of a multinational group some of whose leading businesses are weakened by a troubled market and lack of refinance in overleveraged balance sheets. What’s the likelihood that you pull off an overhaul, sustain a pipeline of innovation and yet find time to foster business co-operation between India and another country?… Continue reading Ratan Tata: Global visionary rooted to reality
Activist Nergis Irani Takes On Reliance in Dahanu
Activist Nergis Irani speaks with local Dahanu fisherwomen in the shadow of the power plant. by Sara Sidner / CNN Dahanu, India Nergis Irani is like a pit bull; once she sinks her teeth into something she won’t let go. That might explain why at 75 years old she won’t back down from a fight… Continue reading Activist Nergis Irani Takes On Reliance in Dahanu
Jokhi Agiary in Godrej Baug Celebrates Anniversary
More than 2,000 Parsis flocked to celebrate the anniversary of the city’s youngest fire temple last week. Posted in DNA India The Shapurji Fakirji Jokhi Agiary in Godrej Baug, Malabar Hill, completed 10 years on December 18. The priest performed prayer ceremonies in the afternoon. Youth leaders also spoke to the people about uniting as… Continue reading Jokhi Agiary in Godrej Baug Celebrates Anniversary
Boman Irani: In Conversation
There is something very, very real about Boman Irani. It can be felt in the way he gets into the skin of the character — being innocent enough to endear like Oscar Fernandes in Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd. or vile enough to disgust as Farokh Sethna in Being Cyrus—and this is a feeling that stays… Continue reading Boman Irani: In Conversation
HC refuses to stay ban on 2 Parsi priests
The Bombay Parsi Punchayet got a shot in the arm on Thursday with the Bombay high court declining to stay its ban on two priests from performing religious Zoroastrian ceremonies at Doongerwadi and two fire temples. By Swati Deshpande / TNN Two prominent Parsis in Mumbai Jamsheed Kanga and Homi Khushrokhan said they were taken… Continue reading HC refuses to stay ban on 2 Parsi priests
For Homi Ghadiyali Every Day is Uttarayan
For almost the past eighty years he has been flying kites every day. There are very few people who manage to live their passions. By Yogesh Chawda / TNN Dada, happens to be one of them. Since he was seven years old at a Parsi orphanage in Surat, to this date, Homi Pestonji Ghadiyali, 86,… Continue reading For Homi Ghadiyali Every Day is Uttarayan
Jimmy Engineer: Man With A Mission
Jimmy Engineer is a man with a cause. He stands tall, somber and deep in a thought. His passion to make a difference comes with a style of his own. Posted in the Khaleej Times His courage and conviction to pick up critical issues of life and death and campaign for many of them to… Continue reading Jimmy Engineer: Man With A Mission
Dinaz Vervatwala Enters Guinness Book of Records
“I finally made it and can’t believe it’s over,” beamed a visibly exhausted fitness trainer, Dinaz Vervatwala, after claiming the Guinness Book of World Record for completing 26-hour-long aerobics marathon that ended on Sunday evening at around 8.30 p.m. Polo Grounds at Secunderabad reverberated with energizing music as the noted fitness trainer took the stage… Continue reading Dinaz Vervatwala Enters Guinness Book of Records
